Accordingly, the flash flood swept away 10 houses, caused 8 houses to collapse and about 100 other houses to be damaged. In addition, about 40 hectares of rice were buried and 2 hectares of aquatic products were completely lost.
Floods also damaged three irrigation works; More than 1km of power and communication lines were completely damaged. Roads in many locations suffered landslides, mud, soil, and rocks overflowed the road surface, causing local congestion; Some sections of the route collapsed, filling the entire roadbed. In particular, about 50m of the road was eroded, the entire foundation was about 4 - 5m deep.
Previously, as Lao Dong Newspaper reported, the flood that occurred on the night of July 24 and early morning of July 25 in Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province left 2 people dead, 5 people missing and many houses collapsed. collapse.
On the morning of July 25, Secretary of the Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee Tran Quoc Cuong directly went to the scene to direct the remediation of the consequences. Hundreds of people from various forces have also been mobilized to participate in rescue, rescuing and helping people.
